Winter

It has been really cold these past few weeks so we have been doing what we can to keep busy.  The house is plenty warm, but the kids still love sitting in front of the heater!  Then, they love to "boing" which means take the cushions off the couch and chair and setup an obstacle course in the living room.  Lots of fun!

 Yesterday, Kate and I took the kids to the Maine Jump.  We had so much fun!

 They are all smiling in the same direction!  A first!

More Christmas

Here are a few more Christmas photos to share.  Every year, my family has the tradition of making gifts for each other (as Kate says, this is mandatory).  Ryan brought the made gifts up a notch this year - he made the kids a tree house!  Martin, Maeve and Lizzie will enjoy this for awhile, I think.

 I made the kids these ribbon wands.

 Ryan also made saw horses for John and Dad.

 Martin and Lizzie both received these sweaters.  So cute!  Lots of made socks, bags, calendars, candelabra, candied nuts and jams exchanged this year (as well as future oil changes, which are really one of my favorite gifts to receive).

 Here is our tree Christmas morning.

 Our stockings too:

 The kids are up!  We were all very sick over Christmas, so the kids opened presents from the couch.  They were happy and excited about Christmas, but definitely more subdued.  I was lucky to get any photos taken, as I had a bit of the flu myself.

 There were a lot of books exchanged Christmas morning.

 The Rush family opening gifts.